Social aspects of this experience have also been heightened with park rangers periodically available to answer questions, live tweets and forum discussions.

The park, which is about 400 km west of Anchorage, is only accessible by float plane, making it difficult for people to visit the area.

"We still want people to have an understanding of what Katmai is like, and enjoy, especially enjoy the brown bears that are here, so explore.org is able to partner with Katmai to provide many different webcams along the Brooks River so you have a chance to watch the bears and have an opportunity to experience their lives," says park ranger Michael Fitz.